Alumni Awards FDU Alumni Association Awards
Recognizing Alumni Service and Achievements
The Fairleigh Dickinson University Alumni Association recognizes outstanding alumni who have given distinguished service to Fairleigh Dickinson University and the community at large. The Alumni Association Award recipients are honored each fall and include the Elia G. Stratis CASTLE Award, the Outstanding Young Alumni Award and the Volunteer of the Year. The Stratis award is the highest award the Alumni Association presents and is given to a graduate who has demonstrated a lifetime of outstanding loyalty and service to Fairleigh Dickinson University.
Nominations are reviewed and selected by an Awards Committee, comprised of members of the Alumni Association Board of Governors.
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Elia G. Stratis CASTLE Award
The Elia G. Stratis CASTLE Award is the highest award the Alumni Association presents and is given to a graduate who has demonstrated a lifetime of outstanding loyalty and service to Fairleigh Dickinson University. Recipients have made significant contributions to a specific college, school or program within the University or have served with distinction in organizations such as the Alumni Association Board of Governors or the University Board of Trustees.
Previously two separate awards, the Elia G. Stratis Award and the CASTLE Award have been combined to create the Elia G. Stratis CASTLE Award.
- 2005
Gil Bashe, BA '76 - 2006
Kenneth T. Vehrkens, BA'69, MAT'70, MA'74 - 2007
Carol C. Knauff, MBA'78 - 2008
Vincent Varrassi, MAT’73, MA'76 - 2009
Michael Clarke, BA’81 - 2010
Eli Amdur, BA'68 - 2011
Richard Panicucci, BS'64, MBA'66 - 2012
Armen Khachaturian, BS'69 - 2013
Albert Schielke, BS'66 - 2014
Ronald Doerfler, BS'65, MBA'72 (posthumously) - 2015
Hania Ferrara, BS’87, MBA’01 - 2016
Neil Koenig, BS'72 - 2017
Richard D. Wellbrock, BA’60, MBA’64 - 2018
Nick Agostino, BA'97 - 2019
Arkady Smolyansky, BS'06 - 2024
Steven B. Grumbach, BS'77
CASTLE Awards
- 1997
Warren Oates, BS '72, MBA '76 - 1998
Richard Krieg, MBA '67 - 1999
Lee Eagles, BS '71 - 2000
Donald Begosh, BS '59 - 2001
Lori Lee Dickson, BA '82
Stratis Awards
- 1997
William O'Neill, BS '67, DDS '70 - 1998
Robert Budelman, AA '57, BA '59 - 1999
Stephen Tumminello, BS '58 - 2000
Michel Baumeister, BA '66
Outstanding Young Alumni Award
The Outstanding Young Alumni Award is presented to a graduate who has achieved exceptional success in his or her profession and who has graduated in the past 15 years. Recipients are recognized for being emerging leaders in their fields or for service to the University and/or the Alumni Association. Past recipients are:
- 2006
Elena Potoupa, MBA'98 - 2007
Ronald Hampton, Jr., BA’92 - 2008
Sherri Glaab, BA’01, MAT’02 - 2009
Adenah Bayoh, BA’01 - 2010
Tramaine Cooper, BS'07, MS'09 - 2011
Steven Caponegro, MAT'02 - 2012
James Rana, BA'98 - 2013
Kate Springmeyer-Paglio, BS'06, MS'08 - 2014
William Cerone, BS'05, MBA'08 - 2015
Marc DeBoer, BS’07 - 2016
Kerri McCullough Wood, MBA'07 - 2017
Sameer A. Khan, BA’06 - 2018
Sarah Koves, BS'06, MBA'09 - 2019
Azam Basheer, M.D., BS'05 - 2024
Tracey Michae'l Lewis-Giggetts, MFA'14
Volunteer of the Year Award
The Volunteer of the Year Award is given to an alumnus/a who has contributed significantly to one or more of the following areas: academic programs, admissions, athletics, career development, chapters, fundraising and student life. Past recipients are:
- 1997
Joseph Dunphy, MBA '90 - 1998
Edward Puzio, BS '82
Douglas Rizzo, BS '93 - 1999
Steven Grumbach, BS '77 - 2000
Jennifer Medick-Siler, BA '94, MA/MBA '97 - 2001
Donna Beck, BA '89, MAT '97
MaryBeth Chaoussoglou-Forte, BA '99, MA '99 - 2005
Nick Agostino, BS '78, MS '97 - 2006
Allan Igo, Jr., BS'74 - 2007
Matt Ferris, BA’97, MA’05
Allen Fielding, BS’60, DMD’63 - 2008
Hope Field, BA’04, MA’07
Lyndsay Kraw, BA’04 - 2009
Thomas Mykietyn, MBA’89 - 2010
Jessica McMillan, MA'06 - 2011
Christopher Curcio, BA'99 - 2012
Jessica Fargnoli, BA'06, MA'07 - 2013
Teresa LeDonne, MBA'09 - 2014
Lee Shulman, BS'72 - 2015
Nicholas Devine, BS’04
Don Schwamb, BS’62 - 2016
Peter Knowles, BA'07 - 2017
Juzetta Linder, AA’90, BA’92 - 2018
Jon Bittmann, BS’92
Damien Tutulic, BA’99 - 2019
Brian Gonsar, BA'04 - 2024
Alexander McLucas, BA'93